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WAR
Heats Up
the
Night at
Detroit
RiverDays
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
If one
was to
be glib
about
it, then
one
could
call
Lonnie
Jordan a
War
survivor.
Given
that his
band War
has had
both its
victories
and its
casualties
throughout
its
career;
it would
seemingly
imply a
rather
bittersweet
irony as
far as
that
moniker
is
concerned.
Then
again,
Jordan’s
ability
to
navigate
the
band’s
shifts
in
fortune
while
remaining
at the
helm
some 40
years
after
its
founding
does
affirm
the fact
that
perseverance
provides
a
victory
all its
own.
Friday
night in
front of
a crowd
of about
a
thousand,
who
braved
the cool
breeze
coming
off the
river,
WAR was
truly
declared.
The 70’s
band
launched
an ample
attack
with an
arsenal
of
chart-toppers
released
back in
the day
like,
“All Day
Music,”
“Slippin’
Into
Darkness,”
“The
Cisco
Kid,”
“The
World Is
A
Ghetto,”
“Why
Can’t We
Be
Friends,”
“Low
Rider”
and
“Summer,”
among
many.
With
their
universal
appeal
and
ability
to break
down
barriers
and
embracing
a
sprawling
demographic
that
spanned
a vast
cultural
spectrum,
the
bands
mixed a
freely
mingled
rock,
rap,
funk,
R&B and
Latin,
while
effectively
bringing
that
array of
individual
elements
into the
musical
mainstream.
As for
this
iconic
groups'
performance,
Friday
night,
well
there
are no
words to
describe
these
guys,
who are
always
at their
best,
they
made the
chilly
night
hot!
Completely
"AWESOME" |
